On Tue, 2003-07-08 at 16:53, Mikolaj Habryn wrote:
> On Tue, 2003-07-08 at 16:25, Robert Collins wrote:
> > I suspect this is impossible. The key is not usable until it's decrypted
> > by the passphrase. Until it's decrypted, it can't be used in
> > handshaking: thus all keys need to be known before the first ssh
> > handshake of a given protocol.
> 
> Technically no. The ssh client advertises the public keys that it thinks
> it has matching private keys for, so the suggestion is eminently
> feasible. Just a SMOP.
> 
> m, contemplating dusting off keymgr.

Oh, thats good to know. (I didn't realise it was policy not technical
limits)...

Anyway, -t to ssh-add and ssh-agent seems to address the security
concern Jamie has...

Rob
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